Sentences with phrase «of breakthrough treatments»

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) partnered with Flatiron in 2016 because it is hopeful that one day this channel of real - world data can lead to breakthroughs in treatment that clinical trials may not accomplish alone.

These products — largely innovative and pricey specialty medications that include breakthrough Hepatitis C treatments and immuno - oncology drugs — reflect the increased productivity and improved pipelines of pharma's R&D departments in recent years.

«If we determine that our [treatment] can prevent or delay the onset of symptoms in healthy yet high - risk populations, this would represent a tremendous breakthrough for those that may face this debilitating disease.»

But for all of the attention paid to its cancer drug pipeline, Bristol just scored a breakthrough therapy designation from the Food and Drug Administration for a treatment that targets hepatitis C.

«Today's approval marks another first in the field of gene therapy — both in how the therapy works and in expanding the use of gene therapy beyond the treatment of cancer to the treatment of vision loss — and this milestone reinforces the potential of this breakthrough approach in treating a wide - range of challenging diseases,» FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement.

Effective PARP inhibitors are particularly sought after by drugmakers because of their potential to be used in combination with other types of cancer treatments to create new breakthroughs in treatments.

No. 2: Alzheimer's disease treatment nets a breakthrough Roughly 99 % of all Alzheimer's drugs to enter human trials have ended up in the trash heap, but trials are under way evaluating drugs that could soon reshape patient treatment.

David and Goliath is so compelling because the points are made through the incredible true stories of real - life underdogs and «giants»: the man whose emotionally stunted single - mindedness enabled breakthroughs in leukaemia treatment; the French painters who chose to go outside the established art system that rejected them, and ended up launching the Impressionist movement.

Founder & CEO of U.S. Water, Allan Bly, commented on the launch of new PhosZero ™, stating, «I am very proud of our scientists for developing this great breakthrough in sustainable treatment for cooling water.

The hyperbaric oxygen therapy he received could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of athletes (or anyone) suffering from concussions or concussion - related issues, and Bryan continuing to receive therapy while successfully keeping his career as a wrestler going would only add to that breakthrough.

An internationally recognized expert on the treatment of self - injury, she lectures extensively on the subject and is co-author of the book, Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self - Injurers as well as Self Injury: A Manual for School Professionals.

They claim they have the breadth of clinical experience and years of research, which have translated into scientific breakthroughs in the treatment of infertility, and ultimately offering the latest medical advances for patients along with the highest fertility success rates.

A major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer was the development of multiple chemotherapeutic agents (known as combination chemotherapy).

Located next to the Buffalo General Medical Center, the facility brings Kaleida Health physicians and SUNY Buffalo researchers together to join in the advancements in care and treatment, development of new medical technologies, discovery of breakthroughs and the spin off new biotechnology businesses and jobs.

That's why Science recognized the idea of «treatment as prevention» as its scientific breakthrough of the year, crediting the lab of infectious diseases researcher Myron Cohen, a physician - scientist at the University of North Carolina School (UNC) of Medicine in Chapel Hill, with discovering and investigating one of the most promising antiretroviral drugs, HPTN 052.

AveXis, Inc., a clinical - stage gene therapy company developing treatments for patients suffering from rare and life - threatening neurological genetic diseases, announced in July 2016 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment based on preliminary clinical results from the trial of AVXS - 101.

«It is truly a breakthrough for advancing detection and treatment of brain injuries.»

This link could be a breakthrough in developing new treatments that better target the causes of the disorder.

Dr Lee Campbell, Research Projects and Science Communications Manager at Cancer Research Wales, who part - fund the study, commented: «This is an exciting breakthrough as cancer stem cells are thought to be responsible for the failure of many cancer treatments and the re-emergence of cancers, often many years after the initial disease.

The breakthrough has resulted from the merger of interlocking fields — gene therapy and cell therapy — which are now spawning near - miraculous treatments and cures.

In 2011, the HPTN 052 study investigators reported a breakthrough: Starting HIV treatment early, when the immune system is relatively healthy, reduced the risk of sexually transmitting the virus to an uninfected partner by 96 percent over 18 months.

Of the 66 patients (3.4 %) who failed to achieve SVR12, 38 patients (1.9 %) experienced virological failure: 36 due to relapse and two patients due to on - treatment breakthrough (with documented non-compliance).

«Hepatitis C: Life - threatening barriers in access to breakthrough drugs in US: First systematic study of Medicaid policies for hepatitis C treatment.»

We hope this leads to the ability to design, study and test new therapies for every patient on their own cells in the lab, leading to new treatments and breakthroughs in personalized medicine for individuals with a variety of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis,» explained lead author Katherine McCauley, a PhD student at BUSM.

However, she argues that the results are a breakthrough in cancer research as it may be the first step towards effective treatment of cancer stem cells, i.e. the cells believed to cause metastases.

Dr. Alan S. Cross, Professor of Medicine at University of Maryland School of Medicine, who was not involved in the research, shared his input: «This is a major conceptual breakthrough in our understanding of infection and immune disease mechanisms and may have implications for novel approaches to the treatment of other diseases characterized by cytokine storm.

In its first clinical trial, a breakthrough antibody therapy produced at least partial remissions in a third of patients with multiple myeloma who had exhausted multiple prior treatments, investigators at Dana - Farber Cancer Institute and other organizations report today online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Helen Grant described how a team at Strathclyde University has developed an artificial liver, which could be a significant breakthrough in the treatment of liver failure.

«This is a revolutionary breakthrough in the treatment of this disease and represents a huge improvement in the quality of life of those affected,» says the Vienna hepatologist.

«If we can, maybe there's a chance to make great breakthroughs in terms of treatment.»

Cancer immunotherapy has therefore become one of the breakthroughs in tumor treatment.

In July neurobiologist Hans Keirstead of the University of California at Irvine announced that the breakthrough experiment by his research team could lead to treatment of traumatic spinal injuries in humans.

«Today's approval marks another first in the field of gene therapy — both in how the therapy works and in expanding the use of gene therapy beyond the treatment of cancer to the treatment of vision loss — and this milestone reinforces the potential of this breakthrough approach in treating a wide - range of challenging diseases,» FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement.

This could well be a breakthrough in the treatment of this disorder.

Finding ways to use CaSR - directed drugs also for the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and various types of cancer, would be a breakthrough.

A new book tells the tale of Gleevec, a breakthrough treatment that targets cancer at the genetic level

The breakthrough treatment comes, however, at a price that may place it out of reach for all but the wealthiest or best - insured patients.

In July 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted CTL019 its Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of relapsed and refractory adult and pediatric ALL, a step which is intended to expedite the development and review of new medicines that treat serious or life - threatening conditions, if a therapy has demonstrated substantial advantages over available treatments.

In a major breakthrough for ovarian and uterine cancers, Yale researchers have defined the genetic landscape of rare, highly aggressive tumors called carcinosarcomas (CSs), pointing the way to possible new treatments.

Some EMDR proponents have called it a «miracle cure» and «paradigm shift,» and ABC's 20/20 proclaimed it an «exciting breakthrough» in the treatment of anxiety.

The study can be regarded as a breakthrough, as the results change our understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD and also open new avenues for the treatment of the dry form of AMD.

Taking that concept into biomedical research has yielded a breakthrough: This past May the mTOR inhibitor everolimus was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of advanced pNET, the first drug in this class approved for this disease.

Thanks to a breakthrough led by researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, treatment for hemophilia can now be administered via a biodegradable system, a capsule, giving people affected by the hereditary bleeding disorder hope for a less expensive, less painful treatment option than conventional injections or infusions.

Introduced in 1992, ICSI was widely regarded as a breakthrough in the treatment of male infertility, which is the problem for an estimated 40 per cent of infertile couples.

[This was the breakthrough in 1996 that led to the first powerful anti-HIV treatments ACTG 320 was one of the first studies that showed this.]

Charles Akle, Chairman of Immodulon, said: «The results from this study are remarkable and represent a significant breakthrough in the development of immunotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The research questions current medical thinking about serious ACL injuries and could signal a breakthrough in the treatment of patients with serious ACL injuries.

This new result could lead to a breakthrough in the way nanoparticles are used in the treatment and diagnosis of brain diseases,» explained the co-investigator, Hélène Girouard.

Use of thrombin generation assay to personalize treatment of breakthrough bleeds in a patient with hemophilia and inhibitors receiving prophylaxis with emicizumab

If it can be repeated in humans it would be a breakthrough in the treatment of patients with heart disease and could save thousands of lives.